'Rectangle' definitions:
Definition of 'rectangle'
(from WordNet)
noun
A parallelogram with four right angles
Definition of 'Rectangle'
From: GCIDE
- Rectangle \Rec"tan`gle\ (r?k"t??`g'l), n. [F., fr. L. rectus right + angulus angle. See Right, and Angle.] (Geom.) A four-sided figure having only right angles; a right-angled parallelogram. [1913 Webster]
- Note: As the area of a rectangle is expressed by the product of its two dimensions, the term rectangle is sometimes used for product; as, the rectangle of a and b, that is, ab. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Rectangle'
From: GCIDE
- Rectangle \Rec"tan`gle\, a. Rectangular. [R.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rectangle'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- biquadrate,
- four,
- four-part diaphony,
- foursome,
- Little Joe,
- quad,
- quadrangle,
- quadrature,
- quadrennium,
- quadrilateral,
- quadrille,
- quadrinomial,
- quadruplet,
- quartet,
- quatern,
- quaternary,
- quaternion,
- quaternity,
- quatrefoil,
- square,
- square dance,
- squaring,
- tetrad,
- tetragon,
- tetragram,
- tetragrammaton,
- tetrahedron,
- tetralogy,
- tetraphony,
- tetrapody